The Festa del Redentore is a festival that is particularly popular with Venetians as it combines a religious theme with a spectacular celebration that attracts thousands of visitors. On Saturday night, the inimitable setting of St. Mark's Basin hosts a phantasmagorical firework display that lights up the spires, domes and bell towers of the city with a kaleidoscope of colours and reflections. At dusk, just as they have done for centuries, numerous small boats decked out with balloons, decorations and brightly coloured lanterns, begin to flock into St. Mark's Bay and the Giudecca Canal. The boats then moor alongside each other and all the participants enjoy a sumptuous dinner of traditional Venetian specialities while they wait for the firework display that begins at 11.30pm and lasts until well past midnight.

The history of RedentoreThe Festa del Redentore is a tradition that dates back to 1577. It was first held to celebrate the city's deliverance from a terrible plague, and the construction of Palladio's "Redentore" (Redeemer) Church had been commissioned for the same reason. The Church, built on the Island of the Giudecca, can still be reached by pilgrims during the festival by means of an impressive 330-metre-long pontoon bridge. The "Redentore" celebrations include a solemn religious service and procession presided over by the patriarch of the city, and the weekend ends with a series of gondola races, organized as part of the "Voga alla Veneta" rowing season.

Redentore at LidoBluemoon - Piazzale Bucintoro, 19.00pm-11.00pm Live music with "RE MIDA", cover band playing a roaring repertoire of music of the eighties.00.00am-03.00am Dj-set by "MISTER SHOE DJ", guitarist of the group "Onde Beat", who carries away the audience with a program of musics of the seventies and eighties.Musical programme by Il Suono Improvviso

On Saturday July 14th, in the night, the following special trains will be arranged from Venice to the main towns in the Veneto:

From

To

Departure time

Arrival time

Stops

Venezia S.L.

Mestre

1.01

1.11

no stops

Venezia S.L.

Mestre

1.10

1.20

no stops

Venezia S.L.

Mestre

1.20

1.30

no stops

Venezia S.L.

Mestre

1.50

2.00

no stops

Venezia S.L.

Mestre

2.05

2.15

no stops

Venezia S.L.

Padova

2.10

2.55

stops in all the stations except Porto Marghera

Venezia S.L.

Treviso

2.45

3.16

stops in Mestre, Mogliano, Preganziol

Venezia S.L.

Vicenza

2.50

4.02

stops in all the stations except Porto Marghera

ACTV will adjust local means of transportation, both on water and in the mainland. Download the complete schedule of the public transport.

The People Mover, the funicular connecting the island of Tronchetto with the Maritime Station and Piazzale Roma, in the night of Saturday 14 July will work up to 3.00am (last departure at 2.50am), allowing till late night the return to the means of transport (cars, cruise ships, tourist buses parked to the Tronchetto).